Dodgers vs. Brewers Player Props: MLB Picks & Best Bets for NLCS Game 2
Our Dodgers vs. Brewers player props for NLCS Game 2 are locking in on a Los Angeles slugger staying hot and both starting pitchers struggling, at least slightly, in different ways.
The Dodgers aim to take the first two games on the road in Milwaukee after a nail-biting Game 1 victory. Let's dive into our MLB picks ahead of first pitch at 8:08 p.m. ET (HBO Max) from American Family Field, with the Dodgers as the -120 betting favorite.
⚾ Dodgers vs. Brewers player props: NLCS Game 2
MLB player prop bets for Game 2; odds subject to change.
- Freddy Peralta Over 1.5 earned runs allowed (-118 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto Under 6.5 strikeouts (-130 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Freddie Freeman to hit a home run (+572 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐
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⬆️ Freddy Peralta Over 1.5 earned runs allowed (-118) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
We're fading at least one aspect of Freddy Peralta's outing as part of our Dodgers vs. Brewers player props.
He posted a 10.4 K/9 during the regular season and has produced 15 strikeouts across two playoff outings thus far, despite struggling otherwise at times. That's why even if you believe, as I do, that the Dodgers will get to him, his 5.5 strikeout total that some of the best MLB betting sites are offering is tough to touch.
Instead, know that even if the Dodgers whiff against Peralta, they'll still do plenty against a hurler who has given up five earned runs across 9 2/3 postseason innings. Those outings came against the also powerful Chicago Cubs, but now Peralta faces a Dodgers lineup that regularly pulverizes righties. Los Angeles sat third in home runs, slugging, and OPS against RHPs throughout the regular season.
Peralta also relies heavily on his fastball while throwing it 53.5% of the time during the regular season, and opposing batters posted a .482 expected slugging against that pitch, according to Baseball Savant.
A $10 wager using the -118 odds from one of our best sports betting sites could result in a $8.47 payout with an implied probability of 54.13%. Similar to the home run prop below, be sure to make this wager at DraftKings, with Caesars offering far shorter -135 odds.
⬇️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Under 6.5 strikouts (-130) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Yes, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been a strikeout factory at times this season, largely due to a borderline unhittable split finger that opponents are batting just .136 against.
But we saw him scuffle in the NLDS strikeout-wise and in general against the high-powered Philadelphia Phillies. He finished with just two punchouts during his lone outing in that series, compared to nine in the wild-card round while facing the Cincinnati Reds.
The latter was more in line with Yamamoto's 10.4 K/9 during the regular season. But now he'll need to contend with a Brewers team that puts the ball in play a whole lot while seldom striking out. The Brewers sat third leaguewide with a .258 regular-season batting average, and they struck out the fifth-fewest times.
This 6.5 line from one of the best sports betting apps is too high given those circumstances. A $10 bet at these -130 odds from FanDuel would lead to a $7.69 profit with an implied probability of 56.52%.
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🌴 Freddie Freeman to hit a home run (+572) ⭐⭐⭐
Freddie Freeman isn't making a ton of contact this postseason while posting a pedestrian .250 batting average. But we care so very little about that here in the year 2025, a time when power and damage are the focus, and Freeman has been doing a lot in that department.
He's posting an .808 OPS while logging an extra-base hit nearly every time he records a knock. The first baseman has tallied seven hits so far during the playoffs, and four have gone for extra bases, most notably a critical two-run shot during a tight Game 1 in the NLCS.
Now he'll spend part of his evening facing off against Peralta, the Brewers' right-hander who's off to a stumbling start this postseason while putting up a 4.66 ERA, which includes giving up three homers during Milwaukee's NLDS against the Cubs.
That continues the long-ball prone ways from Peralta, who allowed 21 dingers during this past regular season and 26 in each of the previous two campaigns. Freeman also tees off on righties after hitting 16 of his 24 homers against them during the regular season with an .874 OPS.
A $10 bet through these juicy +572 odds on Freeman going deep could lead to a $57.20 profit with an implied probability of 14.88%. Be sure to make this play using those odds from DraftKings, as Caesars is notably shorter at +525.
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📺 How to watch Dodgers vs. Brewers: Game 2
- Date: Tuesday, Oct. 14
- First pitch: 8:08 p.m. ET
- Where: American Family Field (Milwaukee)
- TV: TBS
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